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Category: London

Eltham Palace: The history

The medieval moated manor house with extensive parkland was acquired by King Edward II in 1305. In 1470 King Edward … More

Eltham, Eltham Lodge, Eltham Palace, London

Statues and Monuments: Peter Pan

Whilst visiting Hyde Park recently, I came across the statue of Peter Pan. The statue was commissioned by the writer … More

Peter Pan, statues and memorials in London

The Manor House Cannons

Standing in front of the Manor House Library at Lee are two cannons. They are French Naval 6-pounders made in … More

Manor House Lee

The Manor House, Lee

Originally the site of Lee Farm, the Manor House was built for Thomas Lucas around 1770. The farm had been … More

Manor House Lee

On the Mandarin’s trail

After I visited the British Museum (See Tuesday’s post), I went to Hyde Park to see if I could find … More

Hyde Park, Mandarin Duck

Legion

A trip to central London to visit the British Museum to see the new ‘Legion’ exhibition. It is based around … More

British Museum, Roman Legion

A very welcome visitor

Looking out of my window at Breakfast time a few days ago, I noticed a small brown bird making its … More

Treecreeper

The right place, the right time

I travelled up to the centre of London the other day and arrived at the station early. I don’t mind … More

Buzzard, Red Kite

Birding the Globe

No not the account of a round-the-world birding trip, though that would be amazing, but a trip to London’s Southbank … More

Black Redstart, Globe Theatre, Tate Modern

The calm after the storms

Having experienced two major storms (Isha and Jocelyn) in quick succession, I was keen to get down to the Tarn … More

Canada Goose, Eurasian Teal, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tarn

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